In the early morning of May 15, Beijing time, a make-up match in the 34th round of the English Premier League was played by Tottenham Hotspur at home against Manchester City, and 30,000 people watched the game. In the first half, neither side scored in attack; In the second half, Kevin De Bruyne set up Haaland to break the deadlock, and in stoppage time, Haaland scored from the spot-out. In the end, Manchester City defeated Tottenham 2-0, won 8 consecutive league wins, and accumulated 88 points to overtake Arsenal to the top of the table.
With Arsenal's away win over Manchester United, the suspense of this season's Premier League title race remains in the final round, meaning that any result of Manchester City's match with Tottenham Hotspur will not be won early.
As the defending champions, Manchester City are in good form, winning a wave of seven consecutive wins and 28 goals, especially in the last four games to score 15 goals and concede only one goal, if they want to beat Arsenal before the final game, they must win away at Tottenham.
Compared to Manchester City, Tottenham have only won one of the last five rounds, and are currently five points behind Villa in fifth place with one game less, and will withdraw from the race for four early if they do not win this game.
In the 6th minute, Johnson broke down the flank and crossed, Bentancur followed up with a long-range shot, and the ball was held up by goalkeeper Ederson.
In the 16th minute, Tottenham played with fire at the back, Hojbjerg cleared the ball in the box, and Foden's volley was blocked by goalkeeper Vicario.
In the 38th minute, Walker passed the ball into the box from the periphery, and Gvardiol volleyed high at the back post and missed a good chance.
Half-time stats showed that both sides had three shots on goal and one on target, with City's inability to find the back of the net linked to two great chances missed.
Shortly after the start of the second half, Manchester City finally found the back of the net against Tottenham.
In the 51st minute, the B seat played the ball in front, De Bruyne received the ball in the penalty area and crossed in front of the goal, assisting Haaland to push the empty goal into the net, scoring 26 goals in 30 league games this season, helping Manchester City lead 1-0.
Statistically, this is the first time Manchester City have scored in Tottenham's new home against Tottenham in the Premier League, and finally broke the curse.
De Bruyne, who provided the assist for Haaland, has 112 assists in his Premier League career, officially surpassing Cesc Fabregas and ranking second in the Premier League's all-time assists list, behind Ryan Giggs's 162 assists.
In the 57th minute, De Bruyne limped off the pitch for treatment after being brought down by Sarr with the ball before returning to the pitch.
In stoppage time, Doku was tripped in the box and Porro was awarded a penalty, before Haaland converted the penalty to seal a 2-0 win.
This victory allowed Manchester City to end the Premier League's four-game losing streak against Tottenham Hotspur, and at the same time reached 88 points, surpassing Arsenal by two points to reach the top of the table, and only need to win in the final round to ensure the championship and achieve four consecutive championships.
For Tottenham, after the loss, Villa was sent to the Champions League next season, and they can only participate in next season's Europa League.